"We were watching the puddle ourselves and laughing at all the people
trying to get around it. Then someone came up with the idea of putting it on
Periscope, something we've been playing around with recently,” said
Richard Rippon, Drummond Central social media manager.

“As live television becomes more and more produced, it can
also become less genuine,” Periscope wrote
on Medium. “This is what excites us about bringing Periscope to the Apple
TV — the notion that you, your friends and family, can share what’s happening
in the world right now, together.”

In a Huffington Post editorial,
writer Danielle James describes the app as “the new TV,” emphasizing its
ability to create and establish communities.

“TV is something that has happened in the past, something
that has been prepared in advance. Periscope is life, real things, real places,
with real people,” James writes.

When something that seems so minor, like a puddle on the Internet, has the
power to attract an average viewership that is higher than television networks,
it’s a cause for pause.

If Periscope users and other livestreamers find a way to monetize their
content, it could certainly make an impact.